Mechanically operated bath brush



April V30, 1935. R. W. BECK ET AL 1,999,799

MECHANICALLY OPERATED BATH BRUSH Filed June 2, 1954 w N W mw Q N H:

Patented Apr. 30, 1935 f Y 1 A UNITED STATES PATENT/OFFICE N OPERATED BATH BRUSH Robert W. Beck and Gustav A. Rogge, Y Detroit, Mich.

Application JuneZ, 1934, Serial No. 728;764 5 Claims. (C1. 4-'1859v This inventionrelates to improvement in bath is adapted to operatively engage stud l, said stud` room appliances, and has fuor its major object being permanently xed with elongated spring the provision vof va mechanical arrangement that 8, andsaid spring being secured to housing I is detachably secured to-the side Wall of the bath by screws 9.

5 tub and being provided with a handle whereby It is further understood that rod 3 passes one may quickly andE comfortably wash his back through housingy i in a manner so as to be While in a sitting position within the bath tub, adapted to oscillate therein during the normal thereby avoiding the perplexing old-fashioned operation'of the device. Y methodI of washing `the back without the aidV of Referring to Figures iand 5` it is observedthat 102 anyI assistance or appliance for this purpose. one end portion` of rod: 3` is provided with cirlo Another advantage of the'inventionis that it cumferential recess d and yoke Il as shown, isfsecured ytc'the `side of the tubbyl means of a and this end of said rodV being adapted to slidsuiiiable cement-for this purpose, and when not ably engage Vsocket member l2. Spring I3: is in` usel the handle portion'V and vbrush therefor providedY with one end thereof being permanentmaybeturnedto-the-Wallloi'the bath room in a ly secured to member l2 by screw I4, and the 15 mannersozsasnot to interfere'with the remaining opposite end of said spring'having stud l5 sebathing: operation.. This will `also present an curedV thereto. Said studbeing adapted to op-4 attrantiveappearance. fonti-1e bath: rooml at Vall eratively engage recess HJ and yoke Il being times when not: being used. l adapted tol slidably straddle pin I 6. Said pin 201 The invention-.1possessesfurther:advantages, .all is permanently secured to member I2 in the po- 20` ot' which. Wills becomey readily apparent. .during sition as indicated. v the: course: .of thefrollovring detailed description, Member l2 has elongated yoke Il formed illustrated throughout; the; accompanying drav thereon so as to receive one end of curved meming',A and moreiullypointedaout ini the sub-joined ber I 8 and this connection made substantially 2a claims.. f t permanentby rivets I9. 25

With4 reference ytothel drazwmgg: Member i8 is formed as shown and is com- Eigum-.Lism elm/amm, Ofi-,heomplete'invenposedr of spring steell so as to render same flexible tion showing the: same normally .attached to-fthe with reSpSCt T .SOCkeU member |2 The ODIJOSG bathtub, .and .the latter Abroken-as indicated end of said member has secured thereto stud 30, Figure 2.. isr ka'rsectional view takenpdirectly 20, and referring to-Figure 6 it is clear ,that said 30 upon. line 2f-2 of Figure l;` the dotted lines in stud is adapted to slidably engage socket memthis view shovv-y the oscillatory-motion of the han-v ber 2i and adjustably secured thereto by thumb dleand-brush.. p Y screw 22. vertically arranged' passage 23 is pro- Figune 3 is-an enlarged longitudinal section vided Where shown in member 2| so as to ac- 3.5l taken .directly upon line-. *Sl-'ot Figure 1. commodate. platted wire B- of Vbrush C. Screw 35 Figures 4, 5 and 6 are drawn to approximately 24 is provided to lock said wire with respect to full size and, member 2l as indicated.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional assembly The details of construction of the complete of the attaching means of the brush unit with invention having been set forth in the several 40 the handle unit of the device. preceding paragraphs, the operation and ad- Ll0 Figure 5 is an elevation of the end portion of vantage thereof follows:- the handle rod member. In Figure 1 it is obvious that the invention is Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional assembly installed within bath tub A and is ready for of the brush fastening means of the device. normal use. The position of the operator is The invention comprises housing l which is that of sitting within the tub with the device 45 preferably composed of a casting and is of the at his left side. By means of handle 5 brush C formation as indicated, and having flanged poris dropped so as to comfortably contact the option 2 formed thereupon which is adapted to be erators back, then by oscillating handle 5 with secured to'bath tub A by means of arsuitable said brush normally in contact with the opcement for this purpose and as shown in Figure 1. erators back the brush is accordingly oscillated 50 Rod 3 is provided, one end of which is deflected until the desired effect is obtained. as at 4 and is adapted to detachably engage Of course it is understood that when the op handle 5, and referring to Figure 3 it is clearly erator is sitting Within the tub the device may seen that circumferentially arranged recess 6 is be attached to the tub in a manner so as to be provided within said rod Where shown and which at the operators right side if preferred, which 55 thereto, may then be removed from rod 3, thus disengaging the brush unit from the device. In this manner the brush unit may be retained in the cabinet of the bath room or elsewhere when not in use.

It is clear in Figures 4 and 5 that when socket I2 of the brush unit is assembled to'rod 3, said unit and rod become integral, and the oscillatory motion of said rod will impart a similar motion to said unit by virtue of yoke II of rod S and pin I6 within socket I2 as indicated.

If it is desired, rod 3 may also be quickly removed from housing I by slightly elevating stud I so as to disengage the .same from recess 6 within said rod. In this manner rod 3 may be slidably removed from said housing. With the removal of the brush unit and rod 3, housing I only would remain upon the bath tub whenthe device is not in use. This of course is a matter of preference as to the dismantling of the device when normally inoperative.

While we have herein disclosed a preferred embodiment of our invention the same would anticipate certain minor changes in the details of construction or in the design thereof, should this condition present itself during any probable further development of the invention for the market. However in any eventuality` a departure from the general principle involved would be consistently avoided.

Having thus described our invention, what-we claim as new is:

1. In a mechanically operated bath brush, a housing, said housing being adapted to detachably engage a bath tub, a rod with a handle upon one end thereof, said rod to operatively engage said housing longitudinally of the same, an elongated spring, both ends of said spring permanently iixed with the top of aforesaid housing, and a stud permanently fixed with said spring and intermediate the ends thereof and depending through the top of said housing and operatively engaging Va circumferential recess within the aforesaid rod, for retaining the rod in operative relation with said housing.

2. In a mechanically operated bath brush, a housing therefor, a rod with a handle upon one end thereof, said rod adapted to slidably engage said housing, a circumferential recess within the opposite end portion of said rod, a yoke formed upon the extreme end thereof, a socket member,

the last-named end of said rod adapted to slidably engage said member, and means for retaining the same in this relation with the member.

3. In a mechanically operated bath brush, a housing adapted to be detachablyV secured to a bath tub, a rod, said rod adapted to. slidably engage said housing longitudinally of same and having a handle upon one end thereof, a circumferential recess within the opposite end of said rod, a socket member, the last-named end of said rod adapted to slidably engage said member, and a spring, one end of said spring permanently fixed with the top of said member, the opposite endof said spring having a stud fixed therewith, said stud depending through the top of said member and operatively engaging aforesaid recess,- for purpose of retaining said rod with said member. f, 4. In a mechanically operated bathV brush, a housing therefor, a rod with a handle upon one end thereof, said rod adapted to operatively engage said housing and longitudinal of the same, a circumferential recess formed upon the opposite end of said rod, a socket member, the last-named end of said rod adapted to slidably engage said member, means upon said member for engaging aforesaid recess for retaining said rod andmember in this relation, a yoke formed upon the extreme end of the last-named end of said rod, and a pin vertically passing through and secured to said member, said yoke to detachably straddle said pin for purpose of preventing turning of said rod with respect to said member.

5. In a mechanically operated bath brush, `a rod with a handle upon one end thereof,'a socket member and a curved member, said curved member being composed of spring steel, meansV for detachably securing the opposite end 4of said rod to said member, means for permanently securing one end of said curved member to said socket member, an elongated stud secured to the oppositeA end of said curved member, an-additional socket member, said stud adapted-to slidably engage the last-named socket member and means for adjustably locking the stud thereto,Y

a vertically disposed passage for last-named socket member adapted to receive the platted wire of a bath brush, and screw means within said member for detachably locking said Wire therewith.

' ROBERT W. BECK. y[1.. s.]

GUSTAV A.V ROGGE. [1.. s.l 

